1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794707703321

Autore

McFadzean Dale

Titolo

Legal method essentials for Scots law / / Dale McFadzean and Lynn Allardyce Irvine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-7486-9829-9

0-7486-9830-2

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Edinburgh Law Essentials

Disciplina

340.0720411

Soggetti

Legal research - Scotland

Law - Study and teaching - Scotland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Finding the Law: Sources and Tools -- 3 Introduction to Legislation and the Parliamentary Process -- 4 Finding and Using UK and Scottish Legislation -- 5 Introduction to Statutory Interpretation -- 6 Introduction to Case Law and Judicial Precedent -- 7 Finding and Using Case Law -- 8 Introduction to European and International Sources -- 9 Books, Journals and Other Sources -- 10 Solving Legal Problems: Writing and Research -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Guides you through the study, research and writing skills you need to ace your study of lawGet started with using the library; find out what statutory interpretation and judicious precedent are; learn about finding and using case law and legislation; discover how to access and cite books, journals and other sources; take your study international with a guide to sources from Europe and further afield; and sail through your coursework and exams with handy tips for legal writing and research.Key FeaturesExplains the key skills that law students needShows you the best way to cite, reference and source materialGives you lots of handy tips for legal writing and researchDescribes the aspects of legal method specific to Scotland



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821046803321

Autore

Romaine Suzanne <1951->

Titolo

Language in society [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to sociolinguistics / / Suzanne Romaine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000

ISBN

1-383-03231-9

0-19-160702-9

1-283-09914-4

9786613099143

0-19-159387-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

306.44

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Language in Society/Society in Language; Chapter 2 Language Choice; Chapter 3 Sociolinguistic Patterns; Chapter 4 Language and Gender; Chapter 5 Language Change in Social Perspective; Chapter 6 Pidgin and Creole Languages; Chapter 7 Linguistic Problems as Societal Problems; Chapter 8 Conclusions; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific region? Why do Danes understand Norwegians better than Norwegians understand Danish? Is Ebonics a language or a dialect? Linguistics tends to ignore the relationship between languages and the societies in which they are spoken, while sociology generally overlooks the role of language in the constitution of society. In this book Suzanne Romaine provides a clear, lively, and accessible introduction to the field of sociolinguistics and emphasizes the constant interaction between society and language, discussing both traditional and recent